N transformation in incubated sewage sludge and commercial fertilizer enriched soil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 4-6, 2005, Pages 743-757

  Van Niekerk, Corrie ^a   Claassens, Andries ^a   Snyman, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 17844387414     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200043365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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